In 2018, I researched Marion Keisker, a woman known for helping Elvis Presley early in his career while she worked at Sun Records/Memphis Recording Service. Marion is sometimes credited for recording Elvis for the first … Read More
It’s been proven in many studies that background noise can affect children’s ability to learn. Until a child is in their teens, it’s hard for them to separate sounds they want to listen to from those … Read More
In the audio industry, there’s a few types of job listings you’ll commonly see online: Audio manufacturers. These jobs are creating audio products that people use. It may be anything from customer service (answering phones and … Read More
If you’re looking to build a career in post-production sound (sound for picture like television, film, web) there’s two primary routes: Work for yourself Work for a facility that specializes in post-production sound There’s advantages … Read More
We covered why you might want to work for a studio in Different Jobs at a Post-Production Sound Studio. Now we’re going to talk about how to land a studio job. 1. Get a recommendation from … Read More
When you have a degree, Pro Tools chops, or job experience it may seem like a step back to start as an intern or PA at a studio. Why does it work this way? Studios … Read More
Adobe Premiere Pro is known among sound editors and mixers for being problematic when exporting audio via AAF (or OMF). Bugs, incompatible features, and missing workarounds can cause major headaches, especially since Premiere allows users to … Read More
Any time you’re working on a mix that’s going to broadcast, it’s important to ask for specs. Specs are essentially a set of rules for each broadcaster, such as: How loud content can be (overall … Read More
NEW: 10-part dialog editing blog found here! Different types of sound editing Sound editing for picture can be broken into different elements (and job titles): Dialog editing (dialog editor) Music editing (music editor) Sound FX … Read More
One of the technical challenges in post-production is sharing media between video and audio. Here’s a basic overview of how it works. Audio on the Picture Side – what is the workflow? After a production … Read More